Monthly Archives: May 2007
Blue Moon
While the months in our calendar were designed to fit a solar year, with 28-31 days in each month, the Moon keeps her own schedule, with a lunar month being about 28.5 days. That means we generally have one Full … Continue reading
Memorial Day
Lately awareness about war and the military has tapped into my emotions even more than before. (Well, probably about as much as when my son was in Iraq.) I go to the movies, and in the previews they always have … Continue reading
Bill Maher on Bush
A friend has posted on her blog today something Bill Maher wrote about George W. Bush. It is priceless! She has given me permission to link to her blog, and I encourage you to go there and read it: http://chelsearoad.livejournal.com/144194.html . … Continue reading
“Stranger than Fiction”
The premise of this movie is wonderful — the protagonist, Harold Crick, begins hearing a woman’s voice narrating his life, “but with a better vocabulary.” As he listens to her narration, he begins examining his life, and realizes changes are … Continue reading
Feeding the wild birds
Seven years ago we put up a bird feeder in our backyard. It’s on a post, in the middle of our yard, with a fence covered in blackberry bushes directly behind it. At the time we had four cats, … Continue reading
Gasoline and the War in Iraq
I have strong views about the war in Iraq, but I don’t talk about them much. I was raised with the idea that you don’t talk about politics and religion, because people can get so irritated and irrational about both … Continue reading
New Moon/Dark Moon
The New Moon was today. That means the Moon was between us and the Sun, so we could not see it. It’s also known as the Dark Moon. Some authors (such as Gail Wood) make a distinction between the Dark … Continue reading
“Hot Fuzz” and “Spiderman 3”
First off, I don’t consider myself a movie critic — I’ve had no training in the subject. However, I’ve been watching movies for a very long time (don’t ask how long) and it is one of the things I list … Continue reading
The dark side of Mother’s Day
The title should have warned you, but just in case it did not, this is not a sweetness-and-light entry about Mother’s Day. I must also say that it does not necessarily reflect my experience of childhood or the day. Yet … Continue reading
My Cohort
Back in April 2005 a group of about 30 people met at Humboldt State University for the interviews and weeding process for faculty to choose who would attend the Masters in Counseling program the following Fall. We had all submitted … Continue reading
Hermit by Moonlight 